CRISIS CENTRE DIOCESE OF AMBOINA
Jalan Pattimura 32 – Ambon 97124 – Indonesia
Tel 0062 (0)911 342195 Fax 0062 (0)911 355337
E-mail: crisiscentre01@hotmail.com
Ambon, February 10, 2002
THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS – Report No. 233
1. GETTING READY – On Saturday, February 9, 2002, the Muslim delegation to the
Malino meeting left for Makassar. The delegation, which is led by Thamrin Ely,
consists of 35 members and five observers. The next day the Christian delegation
followed. It equally consists of 35 members, whereas the number of observers is six.
Among the Christians we perceived four women, including the meanwhile well-known
Sister Brigita Renyaan of the GPP (Concerned Women’s Movement). The mediator
team will be supervised by Coordinating Minister for Social Affairs Jusuf Kalla and
Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhyono.
Police Chief Commander of the Province of South Sulawesi, Firman Gani, declared on
national TV that he has 1,700 police and military troops stand by to guard against any
irregularities from outside.
2. PRAYING FOR SUCCESS – The combined Christian Churches in Ambon have
sent out a letter urging all christians to partake in this supreme effort to end the
conflict, among other things by maintaining unity and refraining from any violence
among themselves, on the contrary enhancing mutual care and attention. Three days
of intensive prayer meetings were proclaimed beseeching the Lord to bestow his
Blessing on this meeting and all of its participants, granting a favourable outcome of
the dialogue, so that three years of mutual hatred, damage and pervertness,
degeneration and suffering will be over at last and mutual brotherhood be restored.
C.J.Böhm msc,
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina
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